Organic Food Federation

Name

Organic Food Federation

Legal name

Organic Food Federation

Website

https://orgfoodfed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Certification Services

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Certification Services (AFALAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Safety & Quality Scheme Certifications (GFSI Programs) (AFALAMAI), Traceability & Chain-of-Custody Certification (Mass Balance, Segregation, Identity Preserved) (AFALAMAK), Sustainability & Environmental Certifications (Carbon, Water, Regenerative) (AFALAMAC)

Keywords

• Organic product certification
• Organic food certification
• Organic certification body
• Producer certification services
• Organic compliance auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

Swaffham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification Fees: Annual certification fees with individual quotations based on work involved in audit and certification process. Not charged based on turnover or for use of logo or standards. Deposit required to advance certification, with balance due after audit sign-off.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Organic Food Federation is a UKAS-accredited certification body that issues annual organic certifications to producers, processors, traders, importers, exporters, warehouses, and retailers in the UK organic industry. Certification involves a quotation, deposit, signed certification agreement, inspector-led audit, and a 12-month certificate of conformity (designated GB-ORG-04) that allows operators to legally label and trade products as organic.

Product overview

Organic Food Federation is a UKAS-accredited organic certification body offering a unified certification service for the organic sector. The core offering comprises Processor and Producer certification programs, with a subsidiary brand Non Food Certification Company (NFCC) for personal care products. Related offerings include regional standards documents (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), labelling guidelines with the GB-ORG-04 code, downloadable certification forms and templates, and a certified operator search directory. All certifications are annual with re-audits and are based on EU and UK organic regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Certification Services UKAS-accredited annual organic certification for producers, processors, traders, importers, exporters, warehouses, and retailers in the UK organic sector, ensuring compliance with national and international organic regulations.
• Processor Certification Annual certification for UK businesses that manufacture, alter, pack, label, import, export, trade, store, wholesale, or retail organic products. Includes separate application forms for different processor types and covers labelling compliance with the 95% organic content rule.
• Producer Certification Annual certification for farmers and growers covering land, crops, livestock, poultry, aquaculture, deer, bees, and horticulture operations. Valid for 12 months with annual re-audits.
• Non Food Certification (NFCC) Certification by the Non Food Certification Company (NFCC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Organic Food Federation, for processors of personal care products using organic or wild plant materials, ensuring only organically certified and wild plant materials are used.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of experience certifying organic operations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Non Food Certification Company (NFCC)coreOthersNFCC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Organic Food Federation that developed standards in 2003 to provide certification to processors of personal care products not covered by organic regulations. NFCC ensures only organically certified and wild plant materials are used in certified processed products.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecocert: Global certification body offering organic, cosmetic, textile, and sustainability certifications across multiple jurisdictions. Competes with OFF on the processor and trader side, particularly for international brands seeking a single certifier across EU, UK, and other markets.
• Control Union Certifications: Global certification body active in organic, sustainable, and agricultural commodity schemes. Directly competes with OFF for UK and EU organic contracts and offers multi-scheme accreditation covering organics, textiles, and food safety.
• Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie: European-accredited organic certification body with operations across multiple countries including the UK. Competes for processor and trader certifications and offers equivalency with USDA NOP, EU organic, and other regimes.

Regional players

• Quality Assurance International (QAI): US-based USDA-accredited organic certifier issuing NOP certificates through the USDA INTEGRITY Database that OFF guides UK importers on. Comparable function on the US side; intersects with OFF only via UK-to-US import flows.
• Australian Certified Organic (ACO): Australia's largest organic certifier, operating under the equivalency arrangements referenced by OFF for non-EU imports. Comparable in function but competes with OFF only in cross-border certification scenarios for Australian organic imports.

Direct peers

• Soil Association Certification: The UK's largest and most consumer-recognised organic certification body. Directly competes with OFF in certifying producers, processors, and retailers to UK and EU organic standards, with a stronger consumer-facing brand via the Soil Association organic logo on retail shelves.
• Quality Welsh Food Certification: UK-approved organic control body offering certification across production and processing. A smaller but directly comparable UK-based certifier competing for the same operator pool as OFF, particularly in the processor and small-producer segments.
• Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G): UKAS-accredited organic control body certifying producers, processors, and traders to EU and UK organic standards. Operates in the same accreditation regime as OFF and competes head-to-head for GB organic certification contracts.
• Biodynamic Association (Demeter certification): Certifies biodynamic farms and processors in the UK against Demeter standards, which exceed baseline organic. Overlaps with OFF on the producer certification side and competes for high-end organic and biodynamic operators.

Others

• Non Food Certification Company (NFCC): Wholly-owned subsidiary of OFF offering organic certification for personal care products. Listed here as a related party rather than a competitor, illustrating how OFF itself extends into adjacent verticals — comparable model to broader natural cosmetics certifiers such as Ecocert's Cosmos programme.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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